Cute Overload at the Family Pet Expo

Photo by Gendy Alimurung Above, a chihuahhua. (Want a chihuahua overload? Read Gendy Alimurung's "Chihuahua Crazy.")
What happened at the America's Family Pet Expo recently at the OC Fair & Event Center? There were lectures on things like "Bunny Basics" and "Cats Know They Are Beautiful" (duh), and "Urban Mushing: Carting With Your Dog," and "Hand Feeding Baby Birds," and "Guinea Pigs: Health, Happiness, and Habitat."
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung There were llama performances, police search dog demonstrations--the most awesome part of that was where the dog, running full throttle towards his suspect, stopped in mid chase at the behest of an officer.
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Can your dog do that? I didn't think so. There were lectures on "Rattlesnake Avoidance Training" (for dogs).
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Hairless cat
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung I attended a lecture called "Is Your Cat Training You And Is This Okay?" The answers to which are: "Yes." And "Of course."
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung The day I went, the majority of the cats had not yet arrived. It was champions only at the Tonks West building.
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A serval -- a kind of African wild cat that sometimes hunts antelope--was there as well.
Its trainer was offering photo ops with the serval for $5 dollars a pop, the proceeds of which would go towards feeding the serval. When it came out of its cage to eat some baby food, the crowd stepped back in awe.
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung The gator man (with gator)
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Blue-eyed Border Collie
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Dog pack and human pack
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Red-carpet cat. But not too happy about the whole "cage" thing.
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Cage free!
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Went on a diet for weeks before the big Pet Expo (Just kidding - He's perfectly well-fed.)
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Some scruffy pups
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Siamese? Burmese?
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung This is a "Big Dog."
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Cute overload!
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A happy maltese
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Stretching show cat
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Eep!
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Flully Persian
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung And a fluffy pup.
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Bunny in the corner
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Tres chihuahuas!
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Cat licensed to kill.
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Now I want to get a dog just like this one.
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung An Abyssininan
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung say cheese
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Say ahh
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Corn dogs!
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Duck Xing.
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Puppies!
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Photo by Gendy Alimurung Nap time
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Cute Overload at the Family Pet Expo

Kittens, puppies, ducks and all sorts of Awww...-inducing critters at the OC Fair & Event Center